''Gandanameno'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
Africa
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n
velvet spiders that was first described by
Pekka T. Lehtinen
Pekka T. Lehtinen (born 1934) is a Finnish arachnology, arachnologist and taxonomy (biology), taxonomist. He is known for his works in systematics and for the many expeditions in which he has participated.
Biography
Lehtinen was born on 5 April ...
in 1967.
Species
it contains five species:
*''
Gandanameno echinata''
(Purcell
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, 1908) – Namibia
*''
Gandanameno fumosa''
( C. L. Koch, 1837) – South Africa
*''
Gandanameno inornata''
(Pocock, 1898) – Malawi
*''
Gandanameno purcelli''
(Tucker, 1920) – South Africa
*''
Gandanameno spenceri''
(Pocock, 1900) (
type) – South Africa
References
Araneomorphae genera
Eresidae
Spiders of Africa
Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen
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